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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A research project being conducted by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission was recently completed that finds the estimates of the economic impact of aviation on the state.

The commission’s research finds that the annual impact of North Dakota’s 89 public airports has increased 47 percent since 2010. North Dakota’s public-use airport system consists of eight commercial service airports and 81 general aviation airports. Executive Director Kyle Wanner says that the state’s airports have increased annual input and jobs.

“Since the economic benefits of the public-use airports were last measured in 2010, these benefits have grown significantly. The total number of jobs that the airports support has risen from 8,872 to 12,217; annual payroll for these jobs has grown from $366 million to over $505 million; and estimated annual output has increased from $1.06 billion to almost $1.6 billion. The numbers from this study clearly show that our public airports have proven that they are valuable assets and act as important economic engines for our communities.”

The total estimated output from aviation and aerospace related activities resulted in an annual economic output of $3.66 billion. The study revealed that the Jamestown Regional Airport had an annual commercial visit of 3,542 with the total visitors spent being $1.4 million. The average for each trip was estimated to be around $400.